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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030
Date and Time Sunday 4th December 2022 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 82.81 7 1160 8 0.02 28.5 23.6 11
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 100
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 1
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 50
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 2
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 2
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 5
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 2 1
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 3
j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs) j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs) 2 1
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 10
ALT Signal Score 2.83
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.62

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